National Public Radio (NPR) has published a thorough and revealing article on our workers’ compensation (WC) system. (Click here to listen to the audio.) The article starts with a concise summary of the history of workers’ comp in the United States. WC began in the early 1900’s, as industrialization put workers at an increased risk…
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The recent outbreak of Ebola has people from all walks of life on edge. Schools in areas where children could possibly come into contact with children who had possibly come into contact with a suspected Ebola patient were closed. Health care workers and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have been scrambling to develop protocols…
Continue readingHaving represented clients with carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel and ganglion cysts, he has seen all manner of treatments and therapies. However, even his own sister went for traditional surgery rather than going to “the good book” for treatment of her own “Bible bump.” According to wikipedia, “Ganglion Cysts reflect a variation in normal joint…
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Virginia lawyer Doug Landau has a soft spot in his heart for the students at The Madeira School in McLean, Virginia. After all, his three daughters are graduates and his wife served on the Board as President of the Parents Association ! But that is only one reason Landau has enjoyed being a judge for…
Continue readingThe details in this case are hard to believe. It would stand to reason that if a person is legally blind, a claim for Social Security disability benefits would be a slam dunk. But in this case, that is not what happened. Instead, in the case of this 59-year old, wage earning Georgia woman whose…
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